Overview
- The death was announced by his family through the Charlotte Chess Center, which requested privacy as colleagues and fans mourned.
- Authorities and family have not disclosed how or where he died, and outlets report no verified details beyond the confirmation of his passing.
- Naroditsky rose from World Under-12 champion in 2007 to Grandmaster in 2013, reached a peak FIDE rating of 2647, and in August won the U.S. National Blitz Championship with a perfect 14/14.
- He became one of the most influential online chess educators, drawing large audiences on Twitch and YouTube, and served as in-house grandmaster and head coach at the Charlotte Chess Center from 2020 to 2025.
- Prominent figures including Hikaru Nakamura and Chess.com’s Danny Rensch posted condolences, while some top players criticized past public cheating accusations by Vladimir Kramnik, a debate unconnected to any confirmed cause of death.